in terrible shape can't do any chin-ups

billygibbon · Post by **billygibbon** » Sun Sep 28, 2008 10:28 am

I can't do one full chin-up . I have bean doing a push-up program and making some progress. question is will the push-ups help me build strength were I can start doing chin-ups or do I need to chin best I can to start being able to do the chin-ups?

HOUSTON TEXAN · Post by **HOUSTON TEXAN** » Sun Sep 28, 2008 10:37 am

Well can you do one?

billygibbon · Post by **billygibbon** » Sun Sep 28, 2008 10:42 am

I can almost do one . I cant get chin to the bar but can lift to were teeth are at the bar.

HOUSTON TEXAN · Post by **HOUSTON TEXAN** » Sun Sep 28, 2008 10:53 am

What is your height weight?

billygibbon · Post by **billygibbon** » Sun Sep 28, 2008 10:57 am

height is 5'7" weight is 210

HOUSTON TEXAN · Post by **HOUSTON TEXAN** » Sun Sep 28, 2008 11:03 am

Yeah you may be a little to heavy to do one now. Once you lean up a little more you should be able to.

billygibbon · Post by **billygibbon** » Sun Sep 28, 2008 11:05 am

Thanks I will try to shed more lbs. before trying to chin-up.

HOUSTON TEXAN · Post by **HOUSTON TEXAN** » Sun Sep 28, 2008 11:08 am

What does your training look like?

billygibbon · Post by **billygibbon** » Sun Sep 28, 2008 11:34 am

Jog 2 miles on a treadmill at 6mph. about 3 days a week. Also, following a program for push-ups having some success. The jogging was something that actually started out as walking when I weighed 260 lbs. , but I am not losing weight anymore with the jogging so I wanted to add more excercises to help lose weight. I seam to be stuck at 210lbs.

MrCheese · Post by **MrCheese** » Sun Sep 28, 2008 2:56 pm

heard of interval training bro? Fast slow fast slow? Gets you the mean sweat. I generally do say 7mph slow speed jog for 1min, 12mph run for a min etc. Great exercise for burning fat. I guess adjust speeds to what you can do and go for 15min+

swanso5 · Post by **swanso5** » Sun Sep 28, 2008 7:39 pm

how will a push up program help with chin ups??

billygibbon · Post by **billygibbon** » Sun Sep 28, 2008 8:10 pm

I don't know that it will , I was asking if anyone would know that if building upper body strength through push-ups would help doing chin-ups which I would think also uses upper body strength.

swanso5 · Post by **swanso5** » Sun Sep 28, 2008 8:27 pm

well they won't, chin ups are 100 times harder then push ups...the best way to do chin ups is to actually do them...search "christain thibadue chin ups" and you should get something in google

billygibbon · Post by **billygibbon** » Sun Sep 28, 2008 8:40 pm

thanks , that does answer question. I will look up "christain thibadue chin ups "

DianaB · Post by **DianaB** » Sun Sep 28, 2008 9:10 pm

You might have better luck with "Christian Thibaudeau"